Study of natMg(d,d0) reaction at detector angles between 90° and 170°, for the energy range Ed,lab=1660-1990 keV

In the present work, the study of the natMg(d,d0) is presented for the energy range Ed,lab = 1660-1990 keV (in steps of 5 keV), for detector angles between 90° and 170°. Elastic scattering data for two forward angles (55° and 70°) were also obtained. In order to validate the obtained experimental results a thick Mg sample with Au evaporated on top was fabricated and benchmarking measurements were performed at various deuteron beam energies. The results of the present work are complementary to the recently published 24Mg(d,p0,1,2) reaction cross section data, thus facilitating the simultaneous depth profiling study of magnesium by both the d-NRA and EBS techniques.